In destiny's wake

Accused of stealing a necklace of pearls, Maud Pemberton flees Yorkshire to escape imprisonment. Henry Broome, her sweetheart, helps her begin a new life alone on the Lancashire coast. There, she encounters enigmatic innkeeper, Lawrence Kearsley, who conceals a family secret and when Henry unexpectedly arrives, Maud finds that he, too, harbours a dangerous secret ... Caught within a spiral of lies and intrigue, Maud risks all to save her love from the dreadful consequences of long-buried deception.